Senior Associate Finance, GOC

The role

As a Senior Associate Finance in the Global Operations Centre, you will support FinOps delivery for the Media cluster. You will analyse cloud spend, support cost optimisation, and support budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

What you will do

• Support FinOps activities for the Media cluster and act as a Finance point of contact for Media cloud cost topics
• Analyse Media cloud spend to find cost drivers, trends and variances
• Support better cost attribution, including allocation, tagging and cost centre alignment
• Help identify, validate and track cloud cost optimisation opportunities and estimate savings
• Support budgeting, forecasting and actuals variance tracking for Media cloud spend
• Support consistent Finance-quality reporting and showback for Media stakeholders
• Keep documentation and audit trails in line with WPP Finance policies
• Help refine FinOps trackers, templates and ways of working

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in IT Finance or Tech Finance as a Financial Analyst
• Strong skills in cost analysis, modelling, variance explanation and IT budgeting
• Bachelor's degree
• Advanced English, written and spoken
• Advanced Excel proficiency, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables and complex data analysis
• Experience with ERPs and CRMs
• Understanding of cloud costs and FinOps concepts, or a strong learning mindset
• Experience in large, complex matrix organisations or global tech or services companies
• Self-driven and proactive, able to work independently and bring structure to financial data

Nice to have

• Exposure to Microsoft Copilot or AI tools

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Employee resource groups and in-office events

Before you apply

• Only candidates residing in Colombia with a valid work permit may apply
• Remote work contracts do not allow employment or relocation abroad
• English level is assessed during the interview process

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships. The Global Operations Centre works with teams across the United States, Europe and Asia.